EDITORIAL: Hurricane Matthew has lingered too long
The storm hit nearly 19 months ago, so why are we still looking at such extensive reconstruction and repair? As we move rapidly toward Matthew's two-year anniversary, shouldn't we be close to wrapping up the recovery effort? At the very least, shouldn't repairs to public roads and dams be completed by now? What's the holdup?
Those were some of the questions members of a legislative panel that monitors Matthew relief had for the state's Emergency Management Director
"I'm mad, I'm upset and we can do better," said Rep.
More than
The state's disaster-recovery leaders expect eventually to get a total of more than
Still, even with the money that we did get, the disaster-relief process has been anything but smooth. We've seen only a small portion of the
Flood victims are still filing applications for the funding, but an eight-step process for low- and middle-income homeowners is imposed by the federal
We hope all these problems become part of a larger plan for moving forward. Given the predictions by many atmospheric scientists of more turbulent tropical weather in years to come, our emergency management leaders need to think big. They need to be ready for a disaster even more extensive than Matthew. And so do federal emergency responders. Last year's assaults by Harvey, Irma and Maria should have made that point conclusively.
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